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Hurricanes RB Mark Walton pleads not guilty in DUI case

Walton pleaded not guilty Thursday on charges of driving under the influence and driving with a knowingly suspended license, according to Miami-Dade court records. Walton, 19, was suspended indefinitely from the team after his April 23 arrest.

A spokesperson from the State Attorney’s Office in Miami-Dade said Judge Fred Seraphin set a court continuance, which essentially says both sides will determine a trial date in the coming weeks.

For his DUI and suspended license charges, Walton retained Coral Gables-based attorneys Joey McCall and Ricky Patel of Farrell & Patel. Last August they represented Florida State running back Dalvin Cook, who was suspended by FSU in July after he was accused of punching a woman outside a Tallahassee bar. He was found not guilty of misdemeanor battery in August.

Patel did not immediately offer comment when reached Thursday.

A UM spokesperson said the school would not issue a comment on Walton’s legal issues. UM Athletics Director Blake James and coach Mark Richt were in Chicago on Thursday as part of a spring booster club speaking tour.